Display receptacle



Nqv. 19, 1957 A. R. GROSSMAN I DISPLAY RECEPTACLE Filed April 28, 1955 I NV EN TOR. Arr/ow I? Gmssw/wy United States Patent DISPLAY RECEPTACLE Arnold R. Grossman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application April 28, 1955, Serial No. 504,546

2 Claims. (Cl. 220-41) The invention relates to a display receptacle. More particularly, it relates to a merchandise display device constituting a drawer and cover, wherein the drawer is adapted to be slid beneath the cover and to have its front edge pressed tightly against the same when closed.

It is an object of the invention to provide a display receptacle of the character described wherein the front edge of the cover effects a particularly good dust-tight seal against the drawer.

-It is another object of the present invention to provide a display receptacle of the character described which is rugged and compact.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a display receptacle of the character described which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects of the invention in part will be obvious and in part will be pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the display receptacle hereinafter described and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the appended claims.

'In the accompanying drawings in which is shown one of the various possible embodiments of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a display receptacle embodying the instant invention, the same being shown in closed condition;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the receptacle partially open;

Fig. 3 is a perspective bottom view of the cover of the receptacle;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective bottom view of the side of the drawer;

"Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along the line 7-7 of Fig. 2.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the reference numeral 10 denotes a transparent display receptacle embodying the subject invention. Said receptacle comprises a cover 12 and drawer 14, the entire object being oblong in shape. The cover and drawer are fabricated from a durable, transparent, resilient synthetic plastic, e. g. an acrylic resin.

The cover 12 includes an elongated flat top panel 16 which has down-turned side flanges 18 and 20. At the rear end of the cover, downwardly extending fingers 22 are provided to act as stops for the drawer when it is inserted into the cover. Tracks 24 and 26 are integrally attached to flanges 18 and 20, respectively, on the inner surfaces thereof. Alternatively, each flange and its associated track may be in one piece.

Each track slopes upwardly and rearwardly thereby producing a narrow substantially wedge-shape space between it and the panel. (See Fig. 6.) The tracks are rounded at their front ends. Transverse bores 28, 29

Patented Nov. 19, 1957 ice are provided in track 26 and flange 20 near the front and back thereof, respectively. Similar bores 30, 31 are located in track 24 and flange 18.

The drawer is oblong and comprises a bottom wall 32, side walls 34, 36, a front wall 38 and a rear wall 40. Outwardly extending flanges 42, 44 are provided at the tops of side walls 34, 36, respectively. A forwardly extending flange 46 is disposed at the top of front wall 38, and a rearwardly extending flange 48 is located at the top of rear wall 40. All the flanges are substantially perpendicular to walls from which they project. Front flange 46 is provided with a downwardly projecting lip 50 at the forward edge thereof. (See Fig. 7.) Flanges 42, 44, 46 and 48 are continuous with one another, i. e., they extend around the corners of the drawer 14. The side and rear flanges lie in the same horizontal plane, but the front flange is in a slightly raised plane. (See Fig. 7.)

The transverse distance between the edges of side flanges 42, 44 is slightly less than the transverse distance between the facing (inner) surfaces of flanges 18, 20 of the cover. The distance between the outer edges of rear flange 48 and front flange 46' is approximately equal to the length of panel 16. The thickness of flanges 42, 44 is less than the distance between the tops of tracks 24, 26 and the lower surface of panel 16.

Means is included to maintain the top of the drawer in substantially horizontal position as the drawer is slid on the tracks 24, 26, particularly over the last portion of the closing movement thereof, said means being such as to deflect upwardly during this movement of the drawer the intermediate upper surface of the side flanges while the ends of the side flanges bear against the panel 16. Such means can, if desired, constitute an outwardly convex inclined undersurface on the side flanges; that is to say, the provisions of side flanges which taper rearwardly, have their upper surfaces substantially parallel to the top of the drawer, and have both upper and lower surfaces downwardly convex. As shown herein, the aforesaid means comprises the provision of protuberances 52, 54 on the lower surfaces of side flanges 42, 44 about one-third of the way rearwardly from the front of the drawer.

The distance between the tops of the tracks and the bottom of panel 16 decreases rearwardly. At the front of the cover, this distance is greater than the distance between the bottom of each protuberance and an imag inary line running from the raised front flange of the drawer to the highest point at the rear of the drawer. At a particular point 56 forward of the position of the protuberances when the drawer is in closed position, the vertical distance between the top surface of the tracks and the lower surface of panel 16 becomes smaller than the vertical distance between the bottom of each protuberance and the aforesaid imaginary line.

In use, the cover is secured in a pair of vertical partitions 58, as by nails or screws 60 located in bores 28, 29, 30, 31 of the tracks and flanges. The drawer is inserted, rear first, into the front of the cover, i. e., lateral flanges 42, 44 are slid between the bottom surface of panel 16 and the top surfaces of tracks 24, 26. The rounded front edges of the tracks facilitate this insertion. When the drawer is inserted far enough so that point 56 has been reached, side flanges 42, 44 will be cammed upwardly, flexing the flanges upwardly. The flanges yield because of their elongated, thin shape and the resilient material from which they are fabricated. At this time the front and rear of side flanges 42, 44 are in contact with the undersurface of panel 16. The back of the drawer (preferably rear flange 48) is now in contact with the undersurface of panel 16. When the drawer is completely inserted against the stop fingers 22, raised front flange 46 will be tightly pressed against the undersurface of panel 16 under the pressure resulting from upward flexure of the side flanges. Said upward flexure is caused by the action of the protuberances.

It thus will be seen that there is provided a display receptacle which achieves all the objects of the invention and is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein described, or shown in the accompanying drawings, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described the invention, there is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent:

1. A display receptacle comprising a cover including a horizontal top panel and a pair of straight tracks extending along the sides of the panel and located beneath the same, said tracks sloping gradually upwardly from the front to the rear of the panel, and a drawer having side flanges sliding along the tracks, the front of said drawer being higher than the side and received under the cover, whereby the intermediate portions of the side flanges are below the front and rear of the drawer, the undersurfaces of each side flange including a slightly lowered intermediate portion engaging the tracks during closing movement of the drawer so as to press the front and back of the drawer against the undersurface of the top panel.

2. A display receptacle comprising a cover including a horizontal top panel and a pair of straight tracks extending along the sides of the panel and located beneath the same, said tracks sloping gradually upwardly from the front to the rear of the panel, and a drawer having resilient References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,663,103 Thompson Mar. 20, 1928 2,242,903 'Crimmel May 20, 1941' 2,689,778 Chambers et al. Sept. 21, 1954 2,763,526 Falek Sept. 18, 195.6 

